I awoke after a good nights sleep. The night had been rather, to say the least; Eventful. I rolled over on the bed, and was immediately stopped by her silky wings pressing against my bare chest. I followed the wings to their sensitive source, to find the still sleeping beauty I had spent the night with.

Her mane was a mess, and she was drooling into the pillow. The sight of the regal queen slobbering on her clenched pillow was amusing; I pressed myself in closer to the ebony queen, wrapped my arm around her chest, and lightly squeezed to take a moment. As she slept inside the cover of my arms, I could hear her breath snore lightly. I simply laid there peaceful; taking comfort with her in my embrace. I figured it was time I got ready to leave; I slowly, and carefully peeled myself away from the bed. I looked to Chrysalis, my sleeping love; and began to slip my clothes back on.

As I started getting dressed; my belts must have rattled too loud as the sleeping beauty on the mattress started to stretch and gracefully remove herself from her bed. She slowly approached me; and wrapped her loving arms around my neck,"Leaving so soon?" I could feel a grin peeling onto my face, looking before the beauty before me.

"I'm sorry, but Celestia wished to see me today. I'll be back; within a few days, my love." I gave her a quick kiss on her cheek. "You're beautiful, just know that. I'll think of what you'll wear today." I smirked.

After all my goodbyes, I made my way out of the castle. As soon as I exited the fortress gate; I immediately took to the air, with a sizable gusto in my step.

When I arrived at the Canterlot castle, I strode my way towards the throne room. I entered, and was greeted by Princess Celestia. "Hello, Dark. It's been some time. I hope you had a nice visit; but today, you will be going to the 'Pond of Guidance'."

She held her hands together, and stared directly into my eyes. She spoke,"With this mission, it's all in 'fair' game. You must step into the pond; completely submerging yourself into it. The pond holds magical properties, and your fitted for 'it'. The reason I ask of you to do this rather strange task; is because it has been almost two months, since you first arrived in Equestria. I can tell you wish to see your family; with this extent, I wish for you to see them justly. The pond is the only thing that connects these two realms together; your's, and mine. You have the choice to stay with them; but if you could find it in your heart to come back to continue to protect these lands, and it's residents, my gratitude would be unending." Celestia gave me a small nod, with a quivering smile.

"Don't worry, Celest. I have no intention of leaving this world behind. On that train of thought; Since the only connection between our worlds was this pond, Did my father spend much of his time around it, by chance?" I questioned the white mare, and the snowy coated alicorn slightly nodded with a narrowed gaze.

"Yes...he did; Why is it you ask?" Celestia raised an eyebrow, and gave me a look of curiosity.

I smiled, retorting,"For no reason in particular; So, where do I find this 'pond'?" She walked towards me, and placed her horn against my forehead. Her horn begun to glow, and vivid images flooded into my mind. My thoughts were invaded by figures, and shapes; as a map seemed to come into imagery within my head. Bright red dots covered random spots throughout Equestria on the map; and once Celestia pulled back, the map continued to stay. The very thought of the map; filled my vision. I immediately asked,"What just happened? What are these dots for?"

"I took my chance; and sorted out what was your reason for asking about these, 'Senior Spots'. I've seen into your mind, I know what you are looking for. I simply made your task; that much easier. The marks on the map I've imprinted inside your mind represent your fathers most beloved spots; here in Equestria. As you discover these spots, and discover their hidden secrets; the marks will begin to fade away, but the map will stay inside your mind. This way you'll always have a map, and will never get lost." The white alicorn gave me a light nod, and smiled with half-lidded eyes. "Now; you better get on your way. John was a very scheduled man; mostly due to my faithful student, Twilight Sparkle." She chuckled to herself. "She may be timely, but she 'does' the work she needs done. I will be awaiting your return."

"I will. Thanks Celestia, I'll be back within a couple days." I turned to the exit of the throne room, and grinned to myself. I thought,'I wonder what Nicky's gonna think of me now.' I began the journey.

I followed the map, and I held an adventure through the Everfree forest. I travelled deep within the Badlands, quickening my pace and finally arrived at a mountainous destination. I looked up to find a large sizable volcano; directly were the marker stood upon my head-encased map. "Why does the thing that I need to get to; always seem to be blocked by something possibly dangerous... Damn it." I said to myself groaning. I took a few steps towards the tall summit, and the ground began to shake violently. "And of course; Here it starts, like always..." I grumbled.

I tried keeping my balance; and succeeded, as the shaking stopped. I looked to the volcano summit, and saw that the mini earthquake caused a small tunnel to unearth itself. I stepped closer, and looked into the small cave. It was pitch black inside, except for a small, dark blue light glimmering in the far distance of the tunnel.

I entered the cave, and held an inferno spell Twilight had taught me. It served a purpose; as a torch, holding my hand up in the air. Due to the darkness, I couldn't see much within the cavern beside what was in immediate presence. I came closer to the once distant blue light, and I dropped the spell; entering a room.

The blue light climbed up the cave wall, then into a hole on the ceiling; light was coming from the outside. Gazing through the room, I could see small sections of wall uncovered by rock, and the light shone through the cracks. I could tell there was more behind the wall, so I curiously looked through the hole. I looked around the dimly lit room, and saw many amazing things. There were small wisps of light, floating around the area; grass forming across the smooth stones, and dirt flooring. Various sizes of mushrooms were covering the floor, and surrounding walls. Finally, in the middle of the room; sat the glistening pond. The water was still, but held a glowing aura.

I took a step back, and imagined myself on the other side. I closed my eyes and teleported myself through. I began to walk over to the pond. When I arrived; I leaned closer to the pond, and seen my reflection bouncing off the calm, still water. The glow was entrancing, and I had to fight free to pull myself away. When I did, I made sure to stare away from it. Before I began to step in the pond, I started my search for Senior's investigation.

"If I 'were' Senior, where would I put..." I rummaged around the room, and found nothing. I was just about to give up hope; when I tripped on a stump, on my way to the pond disheartened. I fell flat on my face onto the stone ground, and mumbled silent curses to myself. I turned to face what I had tripped on; to swear at it, when I found out what it actually was.

I stood to my feet, and walked over to my prize on the ground; that was slightly covered in grass. I knelt down, and pulled it from its earthen casing. It was a gun, of a sort. It looked to be a sawn-off shotgun, but had little fuses; and wires connecting to various parts. I took it into my left hand, and aimed down the dark tunnel. I thought to myself,'This is going to be loud!'

I pulled the trigger back; but was greeted by only silence. I looked at the barrel of the shotgun; into the ejector port, and found that it was empty. "Well, that was highly anti-climactic." I said; to no one, in particular. I took my new prize, and switched it into my right hand. I was about to put it inside my pack, when I heard a chiming hum sound echoing through the room. "What the..." I turned to the dark corridor, and couldn't find a trace of anything. I looked around the room, nothing. "Guessing it's my imagination..." I turned back to my pack, I found that the shotgun had started glowing; in my other hand.

I spent some time looking at the gun, and was in the process of figuring it out,"When I touch it with my right hand, it starts to glow. With my left, nothing." Then it finally struck me; like a ton of bricks. "It's magical! My right gauntlet emits magical power, and channels it from me, to the gun! The reason it doesn't react to the other is because it doesn't have the same enchantment! Why didn't I think of this before! That took too long..." I felt I could've saved a lot of time, if I had just went along with it; but I couldn't leave it alone. "I should probably go back to school, or something." I felt incredibly flustered.

I put my new found gear into my pack, and turned back to the pond; smiling. "Ok. Ready, or not. Here I come."

(Version 1.3(2022))
Minor fixes, misspellings and fluent text-to-speech. Questions answered for now...(muhaha)
I hope you enjoyed the chapter, and more to come for sure. Entertainment, is our arrangement. I will try.
Keep it cool, xXCondemnedSoulXx.